Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

His eyes turned scarlet. He clutched Gwendolyn’s wrist, not noticing that he was gripping her so tightly that her skin was turning pale.

Cedrick shoved him away, wrapped Gwendolyn in his arms, and massaged her wrist.

Gwendolyn sighed. Her tone was stern as she said, “You acted rashly tonight, Treyton. I understand how you must be feeling, but I don’t agree with you giving away fifteen percent of the company’s shares to the Newton family.”

Treyton gaped at her in disbelief. “For all your talk about being sisters with Jennifer, you won’t even save her when she’s in trouble. When have you become so unfeeling, Gwendolyn?”

“Me, unfeeling?”

Gwendolyn was incredulous. Her rage began to boil.

As Treyton had had a traumatic night, she did her best to remain patient. “I don’t want to hold a grudge against somebody who can’t think straight. We’ll talk about this tomorrow.”

Treyton’s gaze grew cold.

Everything that had happened at the party had lost him his wits. “I’ll do it myself if you won’t. My shares, my call.”

He turned to go, but Gwendolyn had enough. Done with coddling him, she dashed forward and slapped him across the face.

Smack!

The crisp slap echoed in the air.

As she had used her full strength, Treyton’s face tilted to the side, and a red imprint of her hand appeared instantly on his cheek. He stared at her, dumbstruck.

Cedrick, too, was stunned. He remained rooted to the spot.

Massaging his stinging cheek, Treyton fumed, “How dare you hit me, Gwendolyn?”

Faced with his accusatory glare, Gwendolyn raised her chin defiantly.

“I’m not hitting you as your little sister but as the head of the Harris family. Now would you calm down? Can you listen to me?”

She looked stern, like the head of the family she was.

did not say

Treyton. I’ll give you some time to cool down and reflect on your actions. Before you think things

was in disbelief. He gazed at her, somewhat hurt. “Are you placing me under house arrest,

How could I place you under house arrest? Think of it as grounding. It’s your

you marshal some men who aren’t on active duty to surround this villa? I don’t want even an ant

decisively. “Very well,

one of them with batons. You have my permission to beat him up

suppressed his laughter. If it came to that, she would still be the

instructions, Gwendolyn gazed once more at Treyton. “I am now the head of the family, and everybody must obey me with no exceptions. If you won’t, we’re going to the ancestral hall and I will have you tried according to our family law. Feel free to test me, but don’t

“You think I’m

severely that you pass out and spend the next two weeks in bed. By then, you would only be able to watch the broadcast

clenched. He refused to say another

arm around Cedrick’s, Gwendolyn left.

me when you’ve calmed

where he stood, Treyton watched as she and Cedrick entered

the car

soldiers surrounded the villa as if they had rehearsed it and left

but preferred to strike first instead. Forced back into his villa, Treyton shut the door behind

his house did Gwendolyn and Cedrick disappear into

up early the following morning at her office at

of its stiffness. Though far from being on good terms, they

reasons, her secretary had

following two

the HR department arrived with the new secretary

she said without taking her attention off

her permission, the

and a handsome face. He had a presence

did not so much as

the secretary’s resume on her table. “This candidate

typing. She did not

cannot arrive at the office later than me. When I come in in the morning, I expect a fresh cup

nodded.